Recruitment · head to head
Codility vs Indeed
Codility
Recruitment
Technical coding assessment platform priced by annual invite volume, not by seat count alone
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
Indeed
Recruitment
Job search app aggregating listings, owned by Recruit Holdings, the same parent as Glassdoor
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Indeed has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Codility pricing is capped by candidate invites per year, not by hiring headcount, so a busy recruiting quarter or hiring surge can exhaust the allowance faster than a company's growth plan anticipated.; Indeed search ranking is influenced by which employers pay for sponsored placement, so prominent listings are not purely a match to relevance or seeker preference.
- They diverge on capability: Codility covers Coding task library, Indeed covers Aggregated job search.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Codility and Indeed actually diverge.
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Recruitment).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Codility
- Coding task library
- Automated scoring
- Plagiarism detection
- Live coding interviews
- ATS integrations
- Candidate experience reporting
Only in Indeed
- Aggregated job search
- One-click apply
- Job alerts
- Salary and company info
- Skills assessments
- Application tracking
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Codility
- An engineering team with a steady, moderate hiring volume that fits comfortably within the Starter or Scale invite allowancenot Indeed
- A company that wants automated coding assessments integrated directly into an existing applicant tracking systemnot Indeed
- A hiring team concerned about AI-generated or copied solutions wanting built-in plagiarism detectionnot Indeed
- An organisation running live, interviewer-led coding sessions in addition to take-home assessmentsnot Indeed
Indeed
- Searching and filtering job listings across many employers and other job boards in one placenot Codility
- Applying to multiple jobs quickly using a saved Indeed resume via one-click applynot Codility
- Setting alerts for new postings matching a specific role, location or salary rangenot Codility
- Checking aggregated salary estimates for a role before an interview or negotiationnot Codility
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Codility
- Pricing is capped by candidate invites per year, not by hiring headcount, so a busy recruiting quarter or hiring surge can exhaust the allowance faster than a company's growth plan anticipated.
- The Starter plan supports only one platform user, making it impractical for any team with more than a single recruiter or hiring manager needing direct access.
- Annual-only billing on the Starter tier requires a full year's commitment before a company knows whether its actual invite usage matches the plan it bought.
- As with any automated coding assessment, over-reliance on it as an early filter risks screening out strong candidates who do not perform well under artificial timed test conditions.
- Its assessment format is squarely aimed at software engineering roles, so it offers no coverage for non-technical or adjacent technical hiring needs that HackerRank's broader question library covers.
Indeed
- Search ranking is influenced by which employers pay for sponsored placement, so prominent listings are not purely a match to relevance or seeker preference.
- It shares the same parent company, Recruit Holdings, as Glassdoor, so treating the two as fully independent sources of employer information overstates their independence from each other.
- Listing quality varies widely since postings are aggregated from many sources, and duplicate, expired or low-quality listings are a common complaint.
- One-click apply can encourage high volume, low-tailoring applications, which employers increasingly filter out with their own screening tools regardless of Indeed's reach.
- Resume and application data uploaded to Indeed is used across its own products and shared with employers a user applies to, which is the trade for the free service.
Pricing, plan by plan
Codility
On request- Starter$1200/year
- Up to 120 assessment invites per year
- 1 platform user
- Annual billing only
- Scale$500/month
- Up to 300 assessment invites per year (25 a month)
- 3 platform users
- Discount available on annual billing
- Custom$undefined/year
- Custom quote
- Unlimited or high-volume invites
- Unlimited users, SSO, integrations and dedicated support
Indeed
Free- Job seeker accountFree
- Free search, application and alerts
Which should you pick?
Choose Indeed if
- You need aggregated job search.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on iOS, Android, Web.
- You also want one-click apply.
Questions people ask
- Is Codility or Indeed better?
- Neither clearly leads. Codility starts at On request and Indeed at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Codility or Indeed?
- Indeed has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Codility and Free for Indeed.
- Does Codility or Indeed run on more platforms?
- Codility runs on Web. Indeed runs on iOS, Android, Web.
- Can I use Indeed for free?
- Yes. Indeed has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Codility starts at On request.
- What is Codility best used for?
- Codility is most often used for an engineering team with a steady, moderate hiring volume that fits comfortably within the starter or scale invite allowance, a company that wants automated coding assessments integrated directly into an existing applicant tracking system, a hiring team concerned about ai-generated or copied solutions wanting built-in plagiarism detection, an organisation running live, interviewer-led coding sessions in addition to take-home assessments. Of those, an engineering team with a steady, moderate hiring volume that fits comfortably within the starter or scale invite allowance and a company that wants automated coding assessments integrated directly into an existing applicant tracking system are not what Indeed is typically brought in for.
- What can Codility do that Indeed cannot?
- Codility covers Coding task library, Automated scoring, Plagiarism detection, Live coding interviews. Indeed covers Aggregated job search, One-click apply, Job alerts, Salary and company info.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Codility: What counts against the invite limit?
Each candidate assessment invitation sent counts toward the plan's annual (or monthly, for Scale) invite allowance.
Indeed: Is Indeed free for job seekers?
Yes, searching, applying and setting alerts are all free; only employers pay, for sponsored placement.
Codility: What happens if we exceed our invite allowance?
Additional invites beyond the plan limit typically incur per-invite charges or require an upgrade to a higher tier.
Indeed: Are Indeed and Glassdoor connected?
Yes, both are owned by Recruit Holdings, the Japanese company that also owns Recruit staffing businesses in Japan.
Codility: Is there a free tier?
No published free tier exists; all plans require payment, with Starter billed annually only.
Indeed: Does paying for a sponsored listing guarantee more qualified applicants?
No, sponsorship affects visibility and volume of applications, not their quality.
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